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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-10-13

JOHN CHLoUPEK's purchases within
the last few weeks have in them flavor
of domesticity. But lack of experience
often defeats purpose and this holds true
ID Chloupek's case. Lately he bought
complicated kind of wire apparatus
something handy to use in the hall" he
explained; hat rack which would shut
up like jack-knife, he thought it was.
He showed his purchase to some bache-
lor friends and the hat rack turned out
to be mouse-trap. He now insists that
1t is mouse trap he wanted to buy and
that 1t is the first bit of furniture any
man of sense would buy.
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Orr customers and friends are res

Our customers and friends are respect
fully invited to be present at practical
BAKING EXHIBITION WITH golden RoD"
Baking Powder, on Friday and Saturday,
October 14th and 18th. Nice Biscuits,
Mullins and Gems viii be made and given,
together with cup of Royal Java Coffee,
to every one attending.
Is SCHuFTTF Bros
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A liberal portion of your patronage is re
spectfully solicited.
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the partnership
heretofore existing under the firm name of Egg
CERT u Howard has been this day dissolved by
mutual consent The business will be conducted
by Fred Eggert, who will collect al debts due
the late firm of Eggert Il Howard, and pay all
outstanding bills of the same.
Dated at Manitowoc, Wis, Sept. II, 1887:
FRED EGGERT,
SWENY HOWARD.
The undersigned having become sole propTle-
tor OF the business heretofore managed by Eg-
CERT l. He ward, deems the occasion proper to re-
turn thanks to the people for their generous pat
ronage in the past and hopes to merit its continu-
ance in the future. FRED EGGERT.
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TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS

The Teachers Supplementary Exami-
nation Will be held at the court house in
the city of Manitowoc on Friday and
Saturday, October q and %, commence
ing at A. NJ. JOHN NAGLE,
Superintendent of Schools.
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OLD MIKE CoNLIN of Cato has new
scheme for raising the wind. Mike is the
happy possessor of the biggest potato in
the world" which he Tugs about in box
of very generous dimensions. Mike ex-
hlblts the Jumbo tuber for five cints,
or tin cints, quarther or whatever more
you phase to give Mike is prepared to
do battle for the size of his potato and
trlumphantly announces that "all the
Ditch say there was nothing at the fair
like his potato" A refusal to take
peep at the vegetable leviathan brings the
retort that ''mebbe you'd rather spend
the five cints for beer"
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CAPTAIN Dow employed sort of tramp
to help unload the schooner Mineral State
at Schuette's dock. The following morn
ing he informed the captain he had had
no breakfast He was told he might go
to the hotel and he would be given his
half days wages. He intimated desire
to be married and said if he could get an
order for groceries he would have the
knot tied forthwith and then have some
one to cook for him. Before he could
put his praiseworthy resolution into
practice, himself and the wheelbarrow
were playing game of leap frog down
the pile of plaster stone which is about
ten feet high. He was quite badly cut
about the head and must abandon the
marrying project for some time.
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EVERYBODY can save from 5 to 15c. on
every yard of flannel, because we are sell
ing out at the New York Store.
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FOR RENT.

The building formerly oc-
cupied by Charles Book for a
store. Enquire of G. G. Sedg-
wick.
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4 NEW HARBOR.

Centeryille has a boom; boom of the
first water, enthusiastic and with prom
ise of longevity. Years and years ago
Centerville was a thriving village. But
cord wood gave out and the line OF the
railroad kept some distance away and
built up rival in business. Centervile
was becoming a Sleepy Hollow affair.
Weaiihy old farmers of the town who de-
sired rest and quiet place sold out and
settled in the village. The energetic
business men, of whom it had quite a
number, saw no future for the place and
departed for other places where industry
was more certain to receive its reward.
The piers, which In the olden time were
never unoccupied, seemed more like re-
lies than anything designed to facilitate
business.
But Centerville has cast off its lethargy
and it is now instinct with pushing,
bustling life 1t wants a harbor; it has
taken the initial step to get harbor; it
must have harbor. Centerville River is
a stream of no mean dimensions 1t fur
nishes power at the village to run saw
mill and grist mill and near its mouth
it has depth of about four feet. The
people want this river improved. They
have already raised fund of $1,000 and
have incorporated a company to carry on
the work. But in common with other
places no more deserving and with no
better natural advantages, they want gov
eminent assistance. Congressman Hudd
was invited to visit the village and did so
last week. He received an Grafton and
promised to do what he could to secure a
government survey of the place and re-
port by the engineers. 1t is by no means
improbable that the engineers will
report favorably. No great improvements
are required; no harbor OF refuge is con-
templated; simply lines of cribs sufficient
to keep the mouth of the river from being
obstructed by sand bar.
And Centerville is hopeful, and the
spirit of speculation is rampant. The
boom is on, and village lots feel the i'm
pulse of life which is well shown by the
advance in the asking price. A word to
congressional aspirants: Centervillei is a
potential political factor; Centerville will
be heard from in the next congressional
convention: it will do no harm to take
some interest in Centerville whose post
Office name is Hika.
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NEW
Fall Dress Goods
MORGAN'S.


% inch Mohair Checks .......15 c
36 inch Diagonal and Armure Suitings 25c
23inch Extra Heavy Diagonal Suitings 25c
38 inch Diagonals Drown & grey only 40c
80 inch Pin-head Checks ....... 40c
80 inch Bouele Suitings. .4Oc
36 inch Fancy Plaids .41c
40 inch Home-spun Mixtures. ..... .45c
80 inch Hair line Suitings. .........5O SOC
80 inch Fairfield Suitings. SOC
30 inch Tr1cots. .....................5 Oc
0Z inch Ir1cots ....................S Soc
AZ inch Foule Cloth ............6 5c
40 inch French Cashmeres. 75c
As inch French Cashmere (colors, Navy,
Wine, Green, TerraCotta, )75c worth LOO
as inch French Cashmere. autumn. 100
81 inch Tricots extra fne). LOO
"a inch Checked Suitings. 100
81 inch Silk Twist Suitings.. lbs
FIN E FRENCH SATINES.
A large lot of my Celebrated Fine French Sat
ines have been reduced from Csc. to 25c. to close
ont.
When ordering samples state as near as pos
Eible color and price wanted
JAMES MORGAN,
1856, 388 and 800 East Water ST., Milwaukee, Wis.
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THE number of children of school 60
ing age in the county-between and 20
is 1908 and of this number 1923, just
about one-half, attended school last year.
The number of children between the ages
of Z and ID In the county is 1903 and Of
these 1872 attended school, The 2,301
have by no means all attended the private
schools. A majority of them have 'com-
pleted their education" And some never
went to school. 1t is by no means a rare
thing to find young young people in this
county, native born who are unable to
speak the English language, some who
have even attended the public school.
1t requires 143 persons to teach the
schools of the county, there being 10S
school districts. There were employed
during the past year 154 different persons
as teachers, 50 of these being male and
paid male teachers is SAT. This includes
wages paid principals of city schools.
Omitting these and the average wages
for male teachers is $40 per month-a
most niggardly compensation if qualifi-
cation is considered. The average wages
paid lady teachers is S31.40, which would
seem to be starvation salary when the
average school term is only months.
The total amount of money received
during the year for school purposes was
$94,6 02, and of this amount only 500, LAG,
were raised by district taxation. The
total amount expended during the year
was $61, 800; for services of male teachers
S22.66S: female teachers S23.261.
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ILL.,, L. s. a W. Ry. TIME GARD.

E BRANCH.
ARRIVE FROM TWO RIy.
Pas. Arv. 7:25 a. m,
1850 a. m.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-06-04
On a Railroad Bridge.

August Stair. in company with friend,
drove into Shelby, n. c., from their
farm, and got very drunk. Toward
night Stairs friend got out of the buggy
and went into barroom for another
drink. Stair, growing tired of waiting
for him, undertook 20 drive home. He
was so drunk that he could scarcely keep
his seat. A mule was hitched to the
vehicle. Upon reaching the suburbs
Stair turned the animals head and drove
on the railroad track. He went nearly
half Il mile over the ties.
Then the vehicle reached the bridge
which at this point crosses fearful
chasm eighty-two feet high. Here the
mule halted, but the drunken driver
urged him on over the trestle work.
There is one-plank pathway running
over the middle of the bridge, from one
cross tie 20 another. Upon this the
mule stepped carefully pulling the buggy
over the ties. AZ each move forward
they sank between the ties with Jolt
that nearly forced the occupant out.
Finally when two hundred yards had
been traversed i'll this way the mule
slipped and his feet fell through the
bridge. The close timbeIs prevented
him from going through. Persons on
the other side fortunately reached the
scene and saved animal and driver. Stair
simply remarked:
Il thought that road was rough"
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sixteen wears, shrank from the proffer OF
the visitor and her foster mother, the
kindly but superstitious Jane, still de
INJURED, though growing weaker and
weaker in her opposition.
The visions failingof the desired effect,
Elder Crafty and Brother Bates went up
intOthe mountains some time last month,
and, fasting for fourteen days and nights,
they wrestlcd with the Lord, and at tho
end of their vigil they were rewarded by
seeing a great light and hearing voice
from heaven saying that Elder Crafty
should take Mary Lee to wife, and that
further delay would be both unseemly
and displeasing to the Lord. With this
revelation and the further assurance that
a spirit had appeared unto Crafty in a
vision saving that if Mary Lee would
marry him she would receive the rciul-
site affection for her husband by praying
for j. in the temple, the two wended
their way hOmeward and communicated
to Jane the result of their prayers and
HASTINGS. In the face of such undoubted
evidence of the Lords approval that
good woman could say no more, and
taking the girl to one side she advised
her to give up her Gentle lover ard
cling to the husband selected for her by
God, who had promised his servants that
ii she did not love him now the spirit
would confer great and SURPRISING
affection upon her at her nuptials.
Mary Lees own faith was strong, and
her inclination TO follow the teachings
Of her religion was great; but 1t took
many more interviews to bring her to
admit that she had decided to obey the
command. When she ut last gave her
consent there was much joy in Jericho
Valley, and great company was made
up to GO along with the wedding party
to the temple. They were to start by
wagons on Monday morning.
When the sun came up over the moan-
tain range that morning it saw Mary Lee
down by the brook, revolver in hand,
stone dead. She had risen during the
night, and having sought secluded
spot where she and Bentley often met,
she had taken her appeal at once to the
Judge of all the earth. Her religion
would not permit her to marry the man
of her choice, and her womanhood re-
volted against the alliance which, accord
ing to earthly Interpretation, the unseen
powers had arranged for her.
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AN ECHO OF THE STRIKE.

Barber (cheerfully): "'Taint berry
often we sees color'd gemmen, wiz
sech straight haair ez yo' got. Whar
yO' borhn r.
Victim: "'Taint fer tn likes O. me
ter be anshwerin yez, yez bhlack shpid.
er, but Oi was borrun in Cork, Oirelan'.
an Dim workin' in phlace av a shtriker
on tn coal wharf below.-Tld Bits.
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THE POETS LAMENT.

Thin Poet to Fat Butcher-"You have
e nice time of it, Mr.. Sirloin. You can
eat and drink as much as you like, but
not so with me"
Fat Butcher-"Why don't you cat as
much as YOU want tor
Thin Poet-''My dear sir, if I were to
eat as much as L wanted to on Inv in
come, Ia have starved to death long
ago. '-.iRsti" >Jti"gS.
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Great Question of the Age.

We have to look up and beyond to see
the full measure of our responsibility on
this great question of liquor-selling.
1t is only low, groveling nature that
will consent to apologize for the traffic,
and belittle the Prohibition movement of
to-day.-Demorest.
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HE PROPOSED.

"Well, ifyou can't bear her, whatevel
made yo. propose r.
"Well, We had danced three dances,
ind | couldn't think of anything else to
say"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-03
IN FREESTONE COUNTY.
Many Farmers without Corn and Meat to
Garry Them Through the Winter.
Corresnondencn of tho Gazatte

Many Farmers without Corn and Meat to
Garry Them Through the Winter.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
FAIRFIELD, TEX, Jan. 3l.-It seems
that the drouth at last has struck tLis
part of Texas. In Freestone county there
has been no rain of any consequence in
several weeks. Tie creeks that usually
hold water all summer have gone dry.
Stock water in some places is gettin Z
very scarce. If it does not rain in a week
or so it will be too dry and the ground too
hard for the farmers to break their land:
in fact, the ground is now in many places
too hard to plow. Things are beginning
to look very gloomy and serious, and the
farmers snd merchants have put on long
faces. If this drouth continues several
weeks longer it will be impossible for the
merchants to advance for a great many
farmers who are dependent on them for
supplies to run them during the year to
enable them to make 8 crop. A drouth
would not be felt here so severely if there
had been a crop made in this county last
year, but the drouth cut off at least one
half, and in most places two thirds; and
two-thirds of the farmers in this county
have neither corn nor meat to carry them
through the year. {.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-03
Notos from Canton,


CANTON, TEX, Feb. 2.-Mr. H. P.
Busby, who was shot by his brother-in-
law, Wiley Moore, on the 24th ult., is re-
covering from his wound. Busby was
shot in the head and knocked almost
senseless to the ground, the ball enter
ing abcut three inches above his right
ear and escaping an inch and half from
the place of entrance toward the rear of
the Uranium. The bullet did not pene-
trate the skull bone but glanced, which
saved his life. Moore is still at large
The affair is the result of an old feud.
Busby was somewhat intoxicated when
the affair occurred.
Your correspondent was informed yes
terday by r. F. Stewart that several of
our best farmers suffered great damage
oy the prairie fires, about ten miles west
of here, last Sunday, several farmers
having most all the rails around their
farms consumed in the conisgration.
The loss is several hundred dollars.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-03
THE ARMOUR BOYCOTT.

Tho Knights of Labor Leaving No Stone
Unturned TO Down the Great Packer.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. 2.-The Times
says the Knights of Labor are still pur-
suing P. d. Armour, and tonight Dis
trict Assembly No. "a will place boycott
on 265 local firms which are using his
goods. move of this kind is stipend
Gus, and it is one of the most important
ever made on the part of the Knights
since the establishment of the orgsniza-
ton. They not only hope to crush him,
but they now propose to boycott those
wholesale and retail dealers who
purchase and sell his pro-
ducts. The document declaring
the boycott will attract the attention of
the Knights throughout the country, and
will be headed as follows: ITO the Or
ganized Workers of Chicago: Brothers,
we would respectfully draw attention to
the following firms in and about Chicago
who are handling the products of P. d.
Armour. 1t is not necessary to reiterate
the causes which led to the objection of
loyal workingme2 in the cause of labor to
further patronizing his goods. With
them you are familiar. 1t remains for
you to do your duty and lend your efforts
to aid in showing the king of pork that you
are not in sympathy with his methods and
practices. We would therefore request
you to appoint committees in your local
districts to carry out the object of the
original circular"
Here followed the names and addresses
of firms. A reporter called on Mr.. Ar
mour last night and showed him the
paper referred to. He thought the boy
COR would be harsh injustice to the
small business men who might be
forced to the wall by such measures.
Referring to the effect of the boycott of a
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-03
TOO GREAT A TEMPTATION.
An Hotel Clerk Gets Away with Fam
DavenpOrt's Diamonds.

An LUIGI UolS away hlLD duhlo
Davenport's Diamonds.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. 2.-Charles Tai
bolt, aged nineteen, employed as night
clerk at the Gayoso hotel is missing. He
was on duty from 10 O'Clock Monday
night until yesterday morning. After
the performance of Fedora at the theater
last night, Edwin Price, Fannie Daven-
ports husband, left with Talbot jewel
casket which contained Miss Davenport's
diamonds, valued at $50, 900. The jewels
and money to the amount of $500, which
had been given to the clerk for safe-keep-
ing, are missing. The last heard of Tai
bolt was at 80 in the morning,
when he visited house of ill-fame on
Gayoso street, and babe farewell to his
girl, who is an inmate there. tits thought
he left the city on the 10 O'Clock tram.
Talbot came to Memphis several months
ago and had letters of recommendation
from the proprietor of the Halliday hotel
at Cairo, Ill.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-03
Boy gro mi IsSeent; % scents dime; 81;
dimsssa bottle Dr. ButasGougB syrap.,s
It9oves bton to the sfflicsed nd costs oily
rs ce,its botae-"S 'ation Oh. ="
ROANOKE.
An Officer of the Law has a Desperate
Fight with the Heath Family.

Fight with the Heath Family.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
ROANOKE, TEX, Feb. There has
been a band of young bloods near
Shiloah, about six or seven miles east of
this place, who have been committing
some violations OF law, such as gambling,
carrying pistols, etc. A deputy sheriff
arrested one last Mon:ay and
brought him before Squire McGinnis,
and ne turned states evidence. The JUS
tice issued writs for the parties impli-
Gated. The deputy found some of the
parties at Mr.. Heath'S Monday night
and arrested one, when the family and
others there gathered shotguns, knives,
pokers snd broomsticks and stood the
officer off. The man arrested got away.
The officer returned about IL O'Clock the
same night and took out writs for those
VINO helped release the prisoner and re-
turned to the scene. He was met by the
parties armed to the teeth, and skirmish
ensued in which young lady, daughter
of Heath, received a slight wound
in the thigh. The officer eff
fected the arrest of old man
Heath and his son, Burt Heath. Some of
Lnem maze Inelr escape. Inc OuCer eS-
capped unhurt, but says he felt the wind
from blow struck at him in the dark
with a knife, as the hand passed over his
shoulder. He carried his prisoners to
Denton and lodged them in jail.
Mr.. George W. Crossman, who has
been in Ell Paso, Tex, several months,
came home this morning to visit his
mother, Mrs. L. S. Proctor. Mr.. Cross
man says he was one of the interpreters
in the case OF A X. Cutting. He speaks
the Spanish language we'll.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-03
INTERSTATE COMMERCE BILL.
why the knights OF Labor Ask to Have Il
Vetoed,

SPRINGFIELD, ILL, Feb. 2.-Repre-
sentative Barley of the Illinois Leglsla-
ture is in receipt Of dispatch from
Beaumont, Chairman of the Legislature,
to committee of the Knights of Labor at
Washington, confirming the statement
that the committee asked the President
to veto the interstate commerce bill and
counting any responsibility which may
arise from their course. Mr.. Beaumont
also writes a letter to Representative
French giving the reason for this action
by the committee. He says during the
last session of CONGRESS the committee
favored the Reagan bill as against the
Cullom bill, and the House rejected the
Cullom bill by l54 to l04 and threw the
matter into committee conference. The
result was the present conference report,
which embedded Cullom's bill almost
bodily.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-03
Notes from Cleburne.

SpeciaI 70 the Gazette.
CLEBURNE, TEX, Feb. THE news
that Mr.. S N. Clark has been reappoint-
ed postmaster at this place was received
to-day. Mr.. Clark's appointment gives
almost universal satisfaction to our citi-
zens.
Mr.. S. B. Johnson of Stonewall county
is in the city soliciting aid for the drouth
sufferers of :ha. county.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-03
STARVING INDIANS.
Hunger and Pestilence Killing OH the |
Northwestern Red Men.

WINNIPEG, MAN, Feb. 2.-Intelligence
from Slave Lake announces that the In
dams there are dying from starvation
and pestilence. Over $50 died last month
from measles, and as the fisheries have
failed and rabbits and lynx have deserted
the country, they have no means of sub
sistence
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-03

month ago on his firm he said: awe
never dreamed of anything out financial
loss. To our surprise hundreds of orders
from new sources poured in and they
were made distinctly upon the issue that
as the boycott WAS thoroughly un-
American, the senders of the orders were
throughout in sympathy With an Ameri-
can house that had thai pluck to risk
money on American fair Clay and should
have their trade" 3
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-03
HOTEL PICKWICK
Corner Fourth and AGatn streets,
FORT WORTH, TEX.
Rates, $3.50 per day. W. E. KENNEDY. Manager.

man, has gone to Ell Paso and Denver.
He will represent US in the great ingatb-
ering OF "cow boys" Oh the Sth st the
latter point.
Our cattlemen are e'l for Forth Worth
as the best point for the refrigerator
works
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-03
SWEETWATER.
New County Officers to Take Their Seats.
Fort Worth for the Refrigerator Works.

Special to the Gazette.
SwEETwATER, TEX, Feb. 2.-Our new
county officers, MI. J. c. George, Treas
urer, and Mr.. NJ. NJ. Galloway, Assessor,
who were elected last November, but had
to sue for their Offices and in whose
fscor the Supreme court rendered its de-
cision January 10 last, will take their
seats in few days. They are now max
ing their bonds.
The Corbett stock of cattle, numbering
between 300 and 400 head, were sold to
Mr.. B. Bardwell the other day, range de.
livery, for $4,000.
Mr.. G. H. Connell, merchant end stock